自从十多年前，天网那些高度发达的机器人网络能感觉自我和准备毁灭人类，在约翰康纳(John Connor，尼克-斯塔尔饰，Nick Stahl)的帮助下，世界末日被阻止了。时光转眼到了1997年8月29日，世界一直相安无事，虽然天网也曾二次试图谋害约翰-康纳并对人类开战，但都以失败告终。 　　22岁的约翰-康纳过着与世隔绝的生活----没有家，没有信用卡，没有电话，也没有工作。甚至没有能证明他存在的记录。康纳也无法破除天网的追踪。对人类未来构成最大威胁的女终结者T-X(克莉丝汀娜-洛肯饰，Kristanna Loken)来了，她是天网中超级智能机器人杀手。T-X被派来执行她的前任T-1000没有完成的任务。T-X虽然外表象人类一样美丽无比，但却是个无情的杀手。而且比她前面任何一个终结者都要能量更大、更危险、更具毁灭性。 　　此次，约翰-康纳并不是天网唯一的打击目标，不起眼的兽医凯特-布鲁斯特(Kate Brewster，克莱尔-丹尼斯饰，Claire Danes)如果能躲过无坚不摧的T-X，她将洞悉遥远的过去，并发誓尽力阻止未来不可思议状态的发生。 　　约翰-康纳和凯特-布鲁斯特意识到他们离世界末日已越来越近----只剩下三个小时了。他们唯一幸存下来的希望都寄托在智能终结者的复制品(阿诺德-施瓦辛格饰，Arnold Schwarzenegger)身上。他就是康纳从前那个神秘、现在已失去作用的秘密刺客。正如我们所知，他们必须团结起来，在世界末日威胁降临之前，战胜技术装备胜人一筹的T-X，避免人类文明的倒退。In the world of science fiction, the landmark television series Star Trek and feature film Star Wars became so popular and influential they took on lives of their own. They spawned sequels and various spin-offs (especially novels) tied to the established mythology that original creators Gene Roddenberry and George Lucas were only marginally involved with, if it all other than official approval. The classic 1984 film The Terminator, directed by James Cameron and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as the titular cyborg and Linda Hamilton as the reluctant heroine, joined this exclusive sci-fi club. It was a lean and mean, highly effective movie in every way, and one of its best features was the haunting score by Brad Fiedel. Cameron, Schwarzenegger, Hamilton, and Fiedel teamed up again for the 1991 follow-up Terminator 2: Judgment Day, a box-office smash far exceeding the original's success. After a handful of commercial and critical failures, Schwarzenegger reprised his signature role in 2003's Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines for a reported $30 million. Cameron declined to return and the film was directed by Jonathan Mostow. Fiedel was replaced by veteran Marco Beltrami. The film was a hit but it had a different feel; Mostow and Beltrami definitely put their own stamp on it. Whereas Fiedel's score -- especially in the original film -- relied heavily on synthesizers and keyboards, Beltrami's Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines' score is professional, rather standard orchestral work performed by a collective of session musicians credited as the Hollywood Studio Symphony. But some pieces do stand out, such as A Day in the Life, Hooked on Multiphonics, Graveyard Shootout, Magnetic Personality, and Terminator Tangle. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines also includes the Hollywood Studio Symphony's arrangement of Fiedel's memorable original theme and the folk-flavored pop bonus tracks Open to Me by Dillon Dixon and I Told You by Mia Julia.